1947 CADILLAC SEDANETTE 2 DOOR COUPE

The Cadillac Series 62 is a series of cars which were produced by Cadillac from 1940 through 1964.
The Fisher-bodied Series 62 replaced the Cadillac Series 61 in the model line up in 1940. In 1946 the Series 62 used GM's C-body platform,Notchback styling characterized the cars except for the Club Coupe which had fastback styling. Interior styling and technical features were similar to those seen on the Cadillac Series 61 but with slightly richer interior appointments.
Little changed in the 1947 model year. Sales however reached a record 39,835, accounting for over 64% of all Cadillacs sold.

1948 Buick Super

Herman Nel’s Buick had only one owner before he bought it. This model had a straight 8 cylinder engine and the hood ornament was known as a “bomb sight”. Buick’s slogan was, “When better automobiles are built, Buick will build them”.

 

The car was a bit lower than the 1947 model with new 7.60 x 15 tyres, wheel trim rings and small hubcaps. The instrument panel was redone, using silver-tone instruments on a two-tone gray panel. T

 

otal sales were 108,521.

1958 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD SIXTY SPECIAL

The Cadillac Sixty Special name has been used by Cadillac to denote a special model since the 1938 Harley Earl-Bill Mitchell-designed Series 60 derivative. The Sixty Special name would soon be synonymous for some of Cadillac's most luxurious vehicles.
Power the first year came from Pontiac's venerable straight eight engine, with the six-cylinder not available.
Along with an all-new body, the straight-eight was superseded by the new V-8 power in 1955.
1958 saw extensive design changes, even though the cars were entirely revamped for 1957.
The model year 1958 would also be the last that the Sixty Special script would actually appear anywhere on the car.
Herman bought his Cadillac in the USA in2001 and had to do a total restoration which was completed in 2017.

1968 CADILLAC CALAIS

The Continental Mark III was the name officially given to the prestigious luxury Coupe car of Lincoln Mercury production. This model first appeared in 1968 but was promoted as a 1969 model and sold for $6,585. The vertical grill was a noticable style feature.

 

The style was characterised by a deck lid as well as a spare tyre motif on the back of the trunk. It also had a formal roof line with blind quarters, ventless curved side glass, bladed body sides and a hop up behind the back pillars.

1960 CHEVROLET CORVAIR 700

The 1960-69 Chevrolet Corvair has been the last radical mass-produced car from troubled General Motors, although 1,710,018 units of the rear-engine auto were sold. The Corvair was a little costly for its initial economy-car market and too "foreign" for many Americans. It was replaced by conventional Chevy small cars.
There were two Corvair design generations: 1960-64 and 1965-69. The first Corvairs were very basic four-door sedans in "500" and slightly more deluxe "700" trim levels with a three-speed floorshift manual transmission standard and a two-speed Powerglide automatic optional.
The Corvair was highly unusual for a domestic car, with its air-cooled, rear-mounted engine featuring the compact horizontally opposed piston layout of Porsche and VW Beetle engines. It also had an all-independent suspension and unit construction. Some called the Corvair the "poor man's Porsche."

A Mr Ralph Nader described this car in a book in 1969 as "Unsafe at any Speed" and this largely put a stop to further production. In 2002 Herman bought two Corvairs in Johannesburg and one in Middelburg and out of the three made this one.

 

1969 JAGUAR XJ6 SERIES 1

 

The Jaguar XJ is the name of a series of full-size luxury cars sold by the British automobile brand, Jaguar Cars. The XJ line has had a long history, with the first model released in 1968. Since 1970 they have been Jaguar's flagship.
The original model was the last Jaguar saloon to have had the input of Sir William Lyons, the company's founder.
The XJ6, using 2.8-litre (2,792 cc or 170.4 cu in) and 4.2-litre (4,235 cc or 258.4 cu in) straight-six cylinder versions of Jaguar's renowned XK engine, replaced most of Jaguar's saloon cars. An upmarket version was marketed under the Daimler brand and called the Daimler Sovereign.
When Jaguar chairman William Lyons was asked in 1972 if he thought that the Mark X had become too large he replied that it definitely had and in his opinion the recently introduced Jaguar XJ6 was the ideal size.

1975 JAGUAR XJS 3.5 C V12

The XJ-S was launched on 10 September 1975. The development of the car had begun in the late 1960s as project XJ27, with an initial shape set by Malcolm Sayer.
Power came from the Jaguar V12 petrol engine with a choice of a manual or automatic transmission, but the manual was soon dropped.
Jaguar's manufacturing timing was not good; the car was launched in the wake of a fuel crisis, and the market for a 5.3-litre V12 grand tourer was very small.
It was able to accelerate to 60 mph (97 km/h) in 7.6 seconds (automatic) and had a top speed of 143 mph (230 km/h).

1975 JAGUAR XJC 5.3 V12

The Series Two models were introduced at the 1973 Frankfurt Motor Show alongside another variant on the XJ theme, a two-door coupe. This model which carried the suffix C (for Coupe), was especially significant in that it represented Sir William Lyon’s last project before his retirement from active design in 1972.

However, there were considerable problems with sealing and raising and lowering the small rear windows,so the coupes did not go into production until early in 1975.
Of the 92,376 Series Two Jaguars produced during the period, 1973 through 1978, only 1,873 V12 Coupes were built. Total production of R.H.D. Jaguar V12 Coupes was 604. Today, fewer than 100 are believed to remain.

1986 JAGUAR XJ6

 

From April 1979, the XJ was facelifted again, and was known as the "Series III."
Externally, the most obvious changes over the SII were the thicker and more incorporated rubber bumpers
with decorative chrome only on the top edge, flush door handles for increased safety,a one-piece front door glass
a grille with only vertical vanes, reverse lights moved from the boot plinth to the larger rear light clusters and a revised roofline with narrower door frames and increased glass area.

1986 JAGUAR XJ6

 

From April 1979, the XJ was facelifted again, and was known as the "Series III."
Externally, the most obvious changes over the SII were the thicker and more incorporated rubber bumpers
with decorative chrome only on the top edge, flush door handles for increased safety,a one-piece front door glass
a grille with only vertical vanes, reverse lights moved from the boot plinth to the larger rear light clusters and a revised roofline with narrower door frames and increased glass area.

1997 JAGUAR XK8 CONVERTABLE

The Jaguar XK (XK, XK8 and XKR) is a two door grand touring two-seater manufactured and marketed by Jaguar Cars from 1996-2014 in coupé and convertible bodystyles. The XK was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1996 and was last manufactured in July 2014.
The first generation was marketed as the XK8, replacing the XJS and was Jaguar's first 8-cylinder model since the Daimler 250.
The XK8 was launched in 1996 to replace the XJ-S. Two body styles were produced - a coupé and a convertible. The car was the first in the Jaguar line-up to use Jaguar's newly developed V8 engine - the AJ-V8.

Ford bought the Jaguar factory in 1987 then Ford V8 engines were used and all mechanical and electrical parts were marked with the Ford emblem.

1968 FIAT 1500 SABLE

The Fiat 1300 and Fiat 1500 are automobiles which were manufactured by the Italian automaker Fiat from 1961 to 1967.
 The 1300 and 1500 were essentially identical except for their engine displacement. They were available as a saloon and station wagon, and as convertible and coupé models.
The car's 75 hp engine combined with its lightweight construction was unusual for the time, especially when considering the price.
Front wheels were equipped with disc brakes with four-pot calipers while rear brakes were alloy drums.

 

1971 VW 1600 "BEETLE"

The first car that Herman Nel ever owned was a 1960 VW Beetle which he often describes as a car with a good heart.

In his opinion the Beetle was the first and the last model car the Germans ever built. Herman has owned a number of Mercedes Benz car and is not enamoured of them.